UNIFIED ACCOUNTS
CODE STRUCTURE
A Presentation to the Government Association
of Certified Public Accountants (GACPA)
by:
Luz M. Cantor
Assistant Secretary, DBM
October 17, 2013
The Oriental Hotel, Taysan Hill
Sto. Niño Village, Legaspi City
Outline
PART 1. The PFM Reform Roadmap and UACS
1. Background of PFM
 PFM Cycle and Gaps
 PM Reform Roadmap
2. Executive Order No. 55
 Deliverables
3. Unified Account Code Structures (UACS)
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What is UACS?
Why a UACS?
Where will UACS be used?
Coverage of UACS
PART 2. UACS Structure or Key Elements
1. Funding Source Code
2. Organization Code
3. Location Code
4. MFO/PAP Code
5. Object Code
PART 3. Code Administration
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Part I
The PFM Reform Roadmap
and the UACS
PFM Cycle and Gaps
PREPARATION
lack of budget credibility
budget not results-based
lack of funding predictability
ACCOUNTABILITY
AUTHORIZATION
weak budget oversight by Congress
and the public
weak cash management system
no common budgetary and accounting classification
weak monitoring of contingent liabilities
EXECUTION
Financial Reporting
NOW
The Philippine PFM
needs this kind of information system
UACS and PFM Policy Basis
 Master plan for modernizing the
financial management system of the
government
 Executive Order 55 (s. 2011) directs
the integration and automation of
PFM systems
 Improve efficiency, accountability
and transparency of public fund use
 Contribute to good governance and
fiscal discipline as a strategy for
inclusive growth and poverty
reduction
Deliverables required under EO 55
• Real time online accounting
• Monitoring and control of obligations and
disbursements
• Regular in-year reporting of budget execution
• Timely year-end audit reporting of agency
financial and physical operations
• Comprehensive, timely, accurate and
consolidated PFM System
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What is UACS?
a government-wide harmonized
budgetary, treasury and accounting
code classification framework to facilitate
reporting of all financial transactions of
agencies
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Why a UACS?
• Directed at harmonizing budgetary and
accounting classifications and structures for
simplifying and consolidating formats for
financial reports
• Enable reporting of actual revenues and actual
expenditures compared to what was projected to
be collected and expended in the budget
• Enable the comparison of disbursements for
programs/projects/activities with their approved
appropriations
Source: PFM Reform Roadmap
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Where will UACS be used?
Every IT system should adopt the UACS for:
• Budget cycle - Preparation, Legislation, Execution and
Accountability
• Reporting Appropriation, Allotment, Obligation,
Disbursement
• Enabling reporting of actual expenditure against
budget appropriation as envisaged in PFM roadmap
• Payroll, budget, cash management, budget execution
and forward planning
• Performance measurement – performance indicators
linked to UACS MFOs and outcomes achieved
reported against budget and targets
10
UACS Coverage
All NGAs including Constitutional
Commissions/Offices, SUCs and GOCCs
receiving Budgetary Support from NG,
including those maintaining special
accounts in the general fund
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Part II
UACS Structure
UACS Structure
Funding Source
(6 digits)
Organization
(12 digits)
Location
(9 digits)
Program/
Project/Purpose
(9 digits)
Financing Source
(1digit)
Department
(2digits)
Region
(2digits)
Program
MFO/Project
(1digit)
Authorization
(2digits)
Agency
(3digits)
Province
(2digits)
MFO/Project
Category
(2digits)
Fund Category
(3digits)
Lower-Level
Operating Unit
(7digits)
City/Municipality
(2digits)
1st level
Activity/Project
Sub Category
(2digits)
Barangay
(3digits)
2nd level
Activity/Project
Title
(4digits)
Object
(10 digits)
COA Revised
Chart of Accounts
(8 digits)
Sub-Object
(2 digits)
Funding Source
Segments
Funding Source
6 Digits
Financing Source Authorization
1 digit
2 digits
Fund Category
3 digits
Funding Source:
Financing
Particulars
UACS
General Fund
1
Off-Budgetary Funds
2
Custodial Funds
3
Funding Source:
Authorization
Particulars
UACS
New General Appropriations
01
Continuing Appropriations
02
Supplemental Appropriations
03
Automatic Appropriation
04
Unprogrammed Funds
05
Retained Income/Funds
06
Revolving Funds
07
Trust Receipts
08
Funding Source: Fund Category
Particulars
Specific Budgets of National Government Agencies
GoP Counterpart Funds and Loans/Grants from Multilateral
and Bilateral Institutions
Allocations to Local Government Units
Budgetary Support to Government Corporations
Financial Assistance to Metro Manila Development Authority
Special Accounts in the General Fund
Special Purpose Funds
Unprogrammed Funds
Retained Income/Funds
Revolving Funds
Trust Receipts
Others (Specify)
Codes
Old
101
102/171
UACS
101 to 150
151 to 250
103
104
251 to 275
276 to 300
301-320
105,183,401,
151 to 159
161 to 164
101-184, 187
321 to 400
401 to 420
421 to 440
441 to 500
501 to 600
601 to 610
611 to 999
Combined Funding Source Code
Particulars
a. General Fund
New General Appropriation
Funding
Fund
Financing Authorization
= Source
Category
Code
1
01
Agency Specific Budget
Misc. Personnel Ben Fund
b.
Automatic Appropriation
RLIP
Special Account in the Gen. Fund
DPWH-Special Road Support Fund
1
101
406
101101
101406
102
104102
346
104346
04
Business Rules to Facilitate Data
Integrity: Fund Source Code
• Requires users to identify source of funds in the
case of foreign assisted projects i.e. which
country or multilateral agency provided financing
for the project?
• Requires users to identify type of funds being
given to GOCCs in the case of budgetary
support i.e. Is it equity, subsidy or net lending?
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UACS Structure
Funding Source
(6 digits)
Organization
(12 digits)
Location
(9 digits)
Program/
Project/Purpose
(9 digits)
Financing Source
(1digit)
Department
(2digits)
Region
(2digits)
Program
MFO/Project
(1digit)
Authorization
(2digits)
Agency
(3digits)
Province
(2digits)
MFO/Project
Category
(2digits)
Fund Category
(3digits)
Lower-Level
Operating Unit
(7digits)
City/Municipality
(2digits)
1st level
Activity/Project
Sub Category
(2digits)
Barangay
(3digits)
2nd level
Activity/Project
Title
(4digits)
Object
(10 digits)
COA Revised
Chart of Accounts
(8 digits)
Sub-Object
(2 digits)
Organization Code
Segments
OSEC-DBM, Regional Office - I
06 001 03 00001
12 Digits
DEPARTMENT
OLD DBM
UACS  06
(2 digits)
AGENCY
OLD OSEC-DBM
UACS001
(3 digits)
LOWER-LEVEL OPERATING UNIT
OLD Region I (Activity)
UACS03 00001(RO-1)
(7 digits)
Organization Code
Segments
Organization Code
12 Digits
DEPARTMENT
2 digits
AGENCY
3 digits
LOWER-LEVEL
OPERATING UNIT
7 digits
Department Code
DEPARTMENT
Congress of the Philippines
Office of the President
Office of the Vice-President
Department of Agrarian Reform
Department of Agriculture
Department of Budget and Management
Department of Education
State Universities and Colleges
Department of Energy
UACS
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
Agency Code
DEPARTMENT/AGENCY
Department of Budget and Management
UACS
06 000 0000000
Office of the Secretary
06 001 0000000
Government Procurement Policy BoardTechnical Support Office
06 002 0000000
Examples of Operating Units
Classification
LOWER-LEVEL OPERATING UNITS CLASSIFICATION
Central Office
Staff Bureaus
Regional Offices/Centers for Health Development/
Regional Field Units
State Universities and Colleges - Campuses
Provincial Offices
National Irrigation Administration Offices
Schools Division/District Offices
Secondary Schools
UACS
01
02
03
04
05
06
08
09
Lower-Level Operating
Unit
DEPARTMENT/AGENCY/OPERATING
UNIT
Department of Budget and Management
Office of the Secretary
UACS
06 000 0000000
06 001 0000000
Central Office
06 001 0100000
Regional Office – I
06 001 0300001
Regional Office – NCR
06 001 0300013
Regional Office – CAR
06 001 0300014
Regional Office – II
06 001 0300002
Regional Office – III
Government Procurement Policy BoardTechnical Support Office
06 001 0300003
06 002 0000000
Organization Code Segments
1. Department – an executive department created by law;
includes any instrumentality having or assigned the rank
of a department, regardless of its name or designation.
(e.g. DepEd )
2. Agency – refers to various units of the Government,
including bureau, office, instrumentality or GOCC. (e.g.
DepEd – Office of the Secretary)
3. Operating Unit – refers to entities charged with carrying
out specific substantive functions or with directly
implementing programs/projects of a department or
agency, such as regional offices, line bureaus and field
units.
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Organization Code
Segments
EXAMPLE:
DEPARTMENT
From:
Department of
Education
07
To:
Department of
Trade and Industry
22
AGENCY
LOWER
LEVEL
OPERATING
UNIT
UACS
National Book
Development Board
(NBDB)
002
0000000
07 002 0000000
0000000
22 007 0000000
National Book
Development Board
(NBDB)
007
UACS Structure
Funding Source
(6 digits)
Organization
(12 digits)
Location
(9 digits)
Program/
Project/Purpose
(9 digits)
Financing Source
(1digit)
Department
(2digits)
Region
(2digits)
Program
MFO/Project
(1digit)
Authorization
(2digits)
Agency
(3digits)
Province
(2digits)
MFO/Project
Category
(2digits)
Fund Category
(3digits)
Lower-Level
Operating Unit
(7digits)
City/Municipality
(2digits)
1st level
Activity/Project
Sub Category
(2digits)
Barangay
(3digits)
2nd level
Activity/Project
Title
(4digits)
Object
(10 digits)
COA Revised
Chart of Accounts
(8 digits)
Sub-Object
(2 digits)
Location Code Segments
Location Code
9 Digits
Region
2 digits
Province
2 digits
City/
Municipality
2 digits
Barangay
3 digits
Location Code
31
Location Code Segments
Location
9 digits
Region
2 digits
Province
2 digits
City/Municipality
2 digits
Barangay
3 digits
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Region Code
Region I – Ilocos
Region II – Cagayan Valley
Region III – Central Luzon
Region IV-A – CALABARZON
Region IV-B – MIMAROPA
Region V – Bicol
Region VI – Western Visayas
Region VII – Central Visayas
Region VIII – Eastern Visayas
Region IX – Zamboanga Peninsula
Region X – Northern Mindanao
Region XI – Davao
Region XII - SOCSKSARGEN
Region XIII – CARAGA
National Capital Region
Cordillera Administrative Region
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
01
02
03
04
17
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
16
13
14
15
33
Province Code
PROVINCE
CAR - Cordillera Administrative
Region
Abra
Apayao
Benguet
Ifugao
Kalinga
Mountain Province
UACS
01
81
11
27
32
44
Municipality Code
MUNICIPALITY
CAR - Cordillera Administrative Region
Abra
Bangued
Bolinay
Bucay
Bucloc
UACS
140000000
140100000
140101000
140102000
140103000
140104000
UACS Structure
Funding Source
(6 digits)
Organization
(12 digits)
Location
(9 digits)
Program/
Project/Purpose
(9 digits)
Financing Source
(1digit)
Department
(2digits)
Region
(2digits)
Program
MFO/Project
(1digit)
Authorization
(2digits)
Agency
(3digits)
Province
(2digits)
MFO/Project
Category
(2digits)
Fund Category
(3digits)
Lower-Level
Operating Unit
(7digits)
City/Municipality
(2digits)
1st level
Activity/Project
Sub Category
(2digits)
Barangay
(3digits)
2nd level
Activity/Project
Title
(4digits)
Object
(10 digits)
COA Revised
Chart of Accounts
(8 digits)
Sub-Object
(2 digits)
MFO/PAP Code Segments
MFO/PAP Code
9 Digits
Activity Code
Program
1 digit
MFO
2 digits
Project
1 digit
Project Category
2 digits
1st Level
2 digits
2nd Level
4 digits
Project Sub-Category
2 digits
Project Title
4 digits
Activity Code
Purpose (SPF)
1 digit
1st Level
2 digits
2nd Level
2 digits
3rd Level
4 digits
PAP Category
Programs, Projects or Purpose
General Administration and Support
(GAS)
Support to Operations (STO)
UACS
1
2
Operations
3
Locally-Funded Projects
4
Foreign-Assisted Projects
5
Purpose
6
Project Category
Project Category
Physical Infrastructure
Buildings and Other Structures
Flood Control and Drainage
Non-Road Transport Infrastructure
Power and Communications Infrastructure
Roads and Bridges
Water Management
Non Physical Infrastructure Projects
Economic Development
Education
Environmental Protection
Governance
Health
Recreation, Sports and Culture
Research and Development
Social Protection
UACS
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
Project Sub-Category
PARTICULARS
Buildings and Other Structures
School Buildings
Health Facilities
Flood Control
Flood Control Structures/Facilities
Drainage/Protection Works
Governance
General Public Services
Defense
Public Order and Safety
Systems Development
Capacity Development
Governance and Accountability Improvement
UACS
0100
0101
0102
0200
0201
0202
1000
1001
1002
1003
1004
1005
1006
Example of MFO/PAP
Coding
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT: Office of the Secretary
PARTICULARS
UACS
General Administration and Support
1 00 00 0000
General Administration and Support Services
1 00 01 0000
General Management and Supervision
1 00 01 0001
Support to Operations
Budget and Management Support Services
Legal Services
Information and Communications Technology
Systems Services
Training and Information Services
2 00
2 00
2 00
00
01
01
0000
0000
0001
2 00
2 00
01
01
0002
0003
Example of MFO/PAP
Coding
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT: Office of the Secretary
PARTICULARS
Operations
MFO 1: Budget Policy Advisory Services
Fiscal policy research, budget planning and programming, including
provision of technical secretariat services to the Development Budget
Coordination Committee (DBCC)
MFO 2: Budget Management Services
Planning, management and monitoring of the annual budget program
Evaluation, release and monitoring of funding requirements and
organization, staffing and compensation proposals of National
Government Agencies, including State Universities and Colleges, GOCCs
and LGUs
UACS
3 00
3 01
00
00
0000
0000
3
01
01
0000
3
3
02
02
00
01
0000
0000
3
02
02
0000
Example of MFO/PAP Coding
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT: Office of the Secretary
CONTINUED
PARTICULARS
UACS
MFO 3: Organizational Productivity Enhancement Services
Policy formulation and standards-setting, and evaluation of
agency proposals
Internal control systems and procedures towards productivity
improvement
Major organization and staffing modification, compensation
and position classification
3 03
00
0000
3 03
01
0000
3 03
01
0001
3 03
01
0002
MFO 4: Performance Review and Evaluation Services
Financial and physical performance review and evaluation
3 04
3 04
00
01
0000
0000
Example of MFO/PAP
Coding
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT: Office of the Secretary
CONTINUED
PARTICULARS
Locally-Funded Projects
Governance
Governance and Accountability Improvement
Budget Improvement Project
Philippine Government Electronic Procurement
Systems - PhilGEPS
4
4
4
4
00
10
10
10
UACS
00
00
06
06
4
10
06
0000
0000
0000
0001
0002
UACS Structure
Funding Source
(6 digits)
Organization
(12 digits)
Location
(9 digits)
Program/
Project/Purpose
(9 digits)
Financing Source
(1digit)
Department
(2digits)
Region
(2digits)
Program
MFO/Project
(1digit)
Authorization
(2digits)
Agency
(3digits)
Province
(2digits)
MFO/Project
Category
(2digits)
Fund Category
(3digits)
Lower-Level
Operating Unit
(7digits)
City/Municipality
(2digits)
1st level
Activity/Project
Sub Category
(2digits)
Barangay
(3digits)
2nd level
Activity/Project
Title
(4digits)
Object
(10 digits)
COA Revised
Chart of Accounts
(8 digits)
Sub-Object
(2 digits)
Object Code Segments
UACS Object Code
10 Digits
COA
Revised Chart of Accounts
8 digits
Sub-Object
2 digits
COA Revised Chart of Accounts
(RCA)
• Has been substantially revised to consolidate
some line items, add clarity to overall structure
and to facilitate compliance with International
Public Sector Accounting Standards
• Moved away from the 2003 3-digit coding
framework to a 2012 8-digit framework
Description
Assets
Liabilities
Equity
Income
Expenditure
CoA
1
2
3
4
5
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Object Code
• Every item on the COA’s Revised Chart of Accounts
included
• Sub-Object codes added to meet DBM, BTr, DoF &
COA reporting requirements
• Capital Outlay codes added in correspondence with
relevant COA’s Revised Chart of Accounts Asset
Codes
• Some Lump-Sum Codes added for use prior to
transfer to Departments
Object Code Framework
• Every item on the COA Revised Chart of
Accounts included
• Sub codes COA added to meet DBM, BTr,
DoF and COA reporting requirements
• Capital Outlay codes added
corresponding with relevant COA Revised
Chart of Account asset codes
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Starting Point –
COA’s Revised Chart of
Accounts
5 Expenses
01 Personnel Services
5
5
01 01 Salaries and Wages
5
01 01 010 Salaries and Wages - Regular
5
01 01 020 Salaries and Wages - Casual/Contractual
5 01 02 Other Compensation
Personal Economic Relief Allowance
5
01 02 010 (PERA)
5
01 02 020 Representation Allowance
5 01 02 030 Transportation Allowance
5
01 02 040 Clothing/Uniform Allowance
5
01 02 050 Subsistence Allowance
5
01 02 060 Laundry Allowance
5
01 02 070 Quarters Allowance
Starting Point –
COA’s Revised Chart of
Accounts
5 Expenses
5
01 02 080 Productivity Incentive Allowance
5
01 02 090 Overseas Allowance
5
01 02 100 Honoraria
5 01 02 110 Hazard Pay
5
01 02 120 Longevity Pay
5
01 02 130 Overtime and Night Pay
5
01 02 140 Year End Bonus
5 01 02 150 Cash Gift
5
01 02 990 Other Bonuses and Allowances
Sub-Object Codes
Expenses
50000000
00
50100000
00
Salaries and Wages
50101000
00
Salaries and Wages - Regular
50101010
00
Basic Salary - Civilian
50101010
01
Base Pay - Military/Uniformed Personnel
50101010
02
Salaries and Wages - Casual/Contractual
50101020
00
Other Compensation
50102000
00
Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA)
50102010
00
PERA - Civilian
50102010
01
PERA - Military/Uniformed Personnel
50102010
02
Representation Allowance
50102020
00
Transportation Allowance
50102030
00
Transportation Allowance
50102030
01
RATA of Sectoral/Alternate Sectoral Representatives
50102030
02
Personnel Services
New Codes for Capital
Outlays
Capital Outlays
50600000
00
Investment Outlay
50601000
00
Investment in Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations
50601010
00
Investment in Associates
50601020
00
50602000
00
Loans Receivable - Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations
50602010
00
Loans Receivable - Others
50602990
00
Investment Property Outlay
50603000
00
50603010
00
Investment Property – Land
50603010
01
Investment Property – Buildings
50603010
02
Property, Plant and Equipment Outlay
50604000
00
50604010
00
50604010
01
Loans Receivable Accounts Outlay
Land and Buildings Outlay
Land Outlay
Land
Revenue Account
Fund
Source
Location
9 digits
Organization
Region
2 digits
6 Digits Department Agency
2 digits
2 digits
Operating
Unit
5 Digits
General
Fund
DoF
BIR
101101
11
003
Bacolod Western
City
Visayas
Revenue
Regional
Office
11 00012
06
Province
City
2 digits Municipality
2 digits
Object
Code
Barangay
3 digits
10 digits
Income
Tax
Individuals
00
00
000
40101010
01
Excludes Program MFO Activity Project Code element
Asset Account
Funding
Source
6 Digits
Organization
12 digits
Object
Code
10 digits
Location
9 digits
Financing 1
Authorizatio
n2
Fund
Category 3
Department
2 digits
Agency
3 digits
Operating
Unit
7 digits
Region
2 digits
General
Fund
DOF
BIR
Cagayan
Revenue
Regional
Office
Cagayan
Valley
101101
11
003
11 00003
02
Province
2 digits
City
Munici
pality
2 digits
Barangay
3 digits
Chart of
Accounts
8
Sub Object
2
Cash –
Collecting
Officers
00
00
000
10101010
00
Liability Account
Funding Source
6 Digits
Financing – 1
Authorization
2
Fund Category - 3
Organization
12 digits
Department
2 digits
Agency
3 digits
General Fund
101101
Department of
Public Works
and Highways
Office of
the
Secretary
18
001
Object
Code
10 digits
Location
9 digits
Operating
Unit
7 Digits
Region
2 digits
MalabonNavotas
District
Engineering
Office
18 00002
National
Capital
Region
13
Province
2 digits
City or
Municipality 2
digits
LGU
3
COA CoA*
Object
8 digits
Sub-Object
2 digits
Accounts
Payable
00
00
000
20101010
00
Excludes Program MFO Activity Project Code element and Fund Source element
Part III
Code Administration
Code Administration
1. Assigned codes are never reused for a purpose
other than that for which they were originally
assigned
2. New codes are always to be assigned to:
–
–
–
–
–
new organizational entities
new fund sources
new major final outputs
new programs, new activities, new projects
new object code descriptors
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Code Administrators/Agencies
Responsible
FUNDING ORGANIZATION
SOURCE
12 digits
6 Digits
LOCATION
9 digits
MFO/PROGRAM,
ACTIVITY and
PROJECT (PAP)
9 digits
OBJECT CODE
SUB OBJECT
2 digits
DBM
Budget
Technical
Services
NSCB
DBM Budget
Management
Bureaus and NGAs
COA
Revised Chart
of Accounts
DBM Budget
Technical
Services + COA
Subsidiary
Accounts
DBM
Budget Technical
Services
Note: Consistency of account classification and coding standard with the
Government Finance Statistics is the responsibility of DOF-Bureau
of Treasury
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UACS Manual
The Manual and its Appendices
are available at DBM website
under Latest Issuances:
http://www.dbm.gov.ph/
Joint Circular No. 2013-1
UACS Manual
UACS Appendices
What has been done so far?
Approval of the COA Revised Chart of Accounts
Issuance of the DBM-COA-DOF Joint Circular
on the UACS Manual and its Appendices
Adoption of UACS in the 2014 Budget
Preparation through OSBPS into BPMS
What are the current initiatives
affected by the UACS?
Adoption of the GAA as a Budgetary Release
Document
Review of existing a) Release Documents,
b) Budget Execution Documents, and
c)Financial Accountability Reports – DBM/COA
Enhancement of eNGAS to comply with UACS
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